Tigers reliever Alex Wilson came and got five outs to record his first career save in the 9-8 win over the Orioles. Wilson entered the game in the eighth inning with runners on first and second and one out. He immediately threw a wild pitch, moving the runners up a base.

He allowed one of the runs to score on an RBI groundout, but was able to escape the inning without any further damage. He came back out and worked a scoreless ninth inning to preserve the victory.

Wilson was tasked with getting the save on the day that closer Joakim Soria was dealt to the Pirates. It is not known if Wilson will be inheriting the closing duties, or if manager Brad Ausmus will be using more of a committee approach.

Tigers relief pitcher Alex Wilson made the first start of his career on Wednesday, giving up no hits and one walk in three scoreless innings while striking out one in his team's 3-2 win over the A's.

"I just treated it the same way," Wilson said, per MLB.com. "I waited for the game to start before I went down to warmup. It felt like a long relief outing for me."

Kyle Ryan was expected to start Wednesday before Wilson was tabbed as the starter at the last minute. He acquitted himself well but is now likely due to a day off after throwing 4 2/3 innings over the last four days. Wilson owns a 1.99 ERA and 16:3 K:BB ratio in 22 2/3 innings.

The Tigers have named Alex Wilson as the starter for Wednesday's matchup with the A's. Wilson is starting for Alfredo Simon, who was placed on the bereavement list. This will be Wilson's first career start after making 56 relief appearances in his career, including 12 this season.

Left-hander Kyle Ryan was expected to make the start after being recalled from Triple-A, but it seems Ryan will not be ready in time for first pitch on Wednesday, according to MLive.com.